[Science] Heat from North American cities causing warmer winters, study finds

Heat from North American cities causing warmer winters, study finds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jan/27/scienceofclimatechange-climate-change
Those who wonder why large parts of North America seem to be skipping winter have a new answer in addition to climate change: big city life.

2 Science Projects to Receive Award of 1 Billion Euros
http://www.neurope.eu/article/future-and-emerging-technologies-graphene-and-human-brain-projects-won-fet-awards
BRUSSELS - Projects to imitate the brain and to develop new materials for information technology have won awards of about 1 billion euros each that will be announced Monday by the European Commission.

Dung beetles use the Milky Way as a map, and other science news
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/dung-beetles-use-the-milky-way-as-a-map-and-other-science-news/article7897283/
Star light, star bright: A species of South African dung beetle has been shown to use the Milky Way to navigate, making it the only known animal that turns to the galactic spray of stars across the night sky for direction.

Star Trek style 'tractor beam' created by scientists
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21187598
A real-life "tractor beam", which uses light to attract objects, has been developed by scientists. It is hoped it could have medical applications by targeting and attracting individual cells.

Japan launches spy satellites amid concerns about N. Korea
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50604273/ns/technology_and_science-space/
A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying an information-gathering radar satellite blasts off from its island launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center.

Doomed Dolphin Speaks to New York's Vibrant Wildlife
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130127-new-york-wildlife-gowanus-canal-dolphin/
A dolphin's death in a city canal shines a light on New York's wild animals. A struggling dolphin in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York.

Commentary: China's anti-missile test no threat to peace
http://www.brecorder.com/world/southeast-asia/103435.html
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Defense Ministry confirmed late Sunday that China succeeded in conducting a land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory.

Bigfoot: Is Mysterious Screech Sasquatch?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268362/Bigfoot-animals-Hair-raising-sounds-coming-swamp-Indian-reservation-Oregon--pinpoint-culprit.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A recording that was given to the Oregonian newspaper captured high-pitched shrieks and roars from a swampy area in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, a bigfoot hot spot for decades.

Brazil: bar codes on sidewalks give tourist info
http://www.euronews.com/2013/01/26/brazilian-city-embeds-qr-codes-into-pavements/
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro is mixing technology with tradition to provide tourists information about the city by embedding bar codes into the black and white mosaic sidewalks that are a symbol of the city.

Investors shrug at pie in the sky plans to mine asteroids, moon
http://designbuildsource.com.au/asteroid-prospecting-mining-sector-heads-into-space
A slew of space entrepreneurs are trying to convince investors that there's gold -- and platinum and other precious minerals -- inside asteroids, just waiting to be mined.

No Neanderthal babies, please!
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/news/no-neanderthal-babies-please-1.1459292
Neanderthal man did not, after all, leave his genes behind when he became extinct 40,000 years ago, according to a study. Related Stories.

Impact of flood in Grand Canyon has mixed results
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/At-Grand-Canyon-elk-go-from-attraction-to-problem-4223894.php
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) - A manmade flood through the Colorado River last fall created sandbars as intended, but scientists say the real test of success will be in whether the sandbars can be sustained over a long period of time.

India successfully test-fires underwater missile
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece
India on Sunday successfully test-fired the underwater ballistic missile, K-15 (code-named B05), off the Visakhapatnam coast, marking en end to a series of developmental trials.

10 years ago: American lost seven heroes; McCools lost oldest son
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2013-01-27/10-years-ago-american-lost-seven-heroes-mccools-lost-oldest-son
Barry McCool watched his son's spacecraft fly past more than 40 miles above his Las Vegas home. It was early morning, Feb. 1, 2003.

Maui couple's close encounter with humpback whales
http://www.khon2.com/content/news/editorschoice/story/Maui-couples-close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/GfLunLJG7Eysi06fXq5Xvg.cspx
It's a sight a Maui couple will never forget. Todd Winn and his wife Tiffany, were surrounded by a pod of humpback whales while filming a documentary on black coral this past Wednesday in the Auau channel between Maui and Lanai.